Shoe carton



Jam 29s, M29., 300,432

v c. N. CAHELL x Y SHOE CARTON Filed Nov; 19. 3.926

Patented Jan. 29, 1929.

`JUNITED STATES f f PENNSYLVANIA.

SH01 CARNI.

Applicatie; ma november 1s, las. seria n. 149,468.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe cartons.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a novel shoe container including novel partition means to separate the shoes vin the container, and' to expedite their removal.

A further object f this invention is the provision of a compact carton arrangement for receiving shoes or the like, embodying a box litted to receive the shoes, without wrapping in the conventional tissue paper, 'and including a preferably detachable partition of a permanent character which may be used and .conforms to the dimensions of the compartment of the box, to separate the shoes to expedite their removal and replacement.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a novel type of shoe box or container embodying the type of box shown in my Patent No. 1,552,212, granted September 1, 1925, or an analogous end opening box, with novel partition means therein to separate the shoes to expedite their removal and replacegient with respect to the compartment of the Other objects and advantages of this invenv tion will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of'this specification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved carton, showing the same open, with the novel partition means therein, and one shoe of a pair of shoes in place to designate the relation therewith.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken prefer- 40. ably on the line 2 2 of Figure 4.

Figures 3 and 4 are sectional views taken substantially on their respective lines in Figure 2 of the drawing, and showing the relation of partition and body of thcvimproved carton.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the improved carton, the letter A may generally designate the same, which comprises 5o a box body B; movable end closure C; and

artition means D.

The body B of the box A may of course be of any approved dimensions consistent with the articles which are to be disposed in the container, However, the improved carton is preferably adapted'l for use in shoe stores,

wherein the box is permanently placed 1n stock on shelves, and access to the compartment thereof is had by opening the closure C, and vWithout removing the body of the box, and to expose the internal contents of the carton for quick removal; the shoes or other articles therein being so related that they may be removed without disturbance of the partition D therein, since the ends of the shoes are exposed for removal, and thus differentiating from the conventional manner of wrapping shoes in tissue paper within boxes, so that it is necessary to wrap and unwrap the tissue paper with respect to the shoes when removing or placing the same, and thus losing valuable time, which is very essential in connection with the shoe retail business, where some patrons may try on as many as ten or twelve pairs of shoes before making a purchase.

The body B of the box A preferably comprises a bottom wall 10; longitudinal side walls 11 and 12; a top wall 13; and oneend wall 14 rigidly connected at the rear edges of the walls 10, 11, 12 and 13, and permanently sealing the body B at said end, and at the sides and at the top and bottom; The opposite end of the body B is'opened, and in this end the closure C is movably placed, to seal said open end, or open the same to permit removal of shoes from the body B.

As to the closure C, the same is preferably of the type set forth in my patent above referred to, and comprises a lid portion 15, hingedly connected at its upper edge to the forward edge of the top Wall 13, so that the lid 15 is swung upwardly to open the end of the box to have access to the compartment 18 therein. At the opposite side edges of the lid 15, friction closure liaps 19 and 20 are provided, which have an inherent spring tendenc-y to swing outwardly to form an obtuse angle with respect to the plane of the lid 15, so that when the closure C is open the rear end edges of the flaps 19 and 20 abut against the forward edges of the side walls 11 and 12 respectively, in the position illustrated in Figure 1, to hold the lid or closure C elevated, without manual assistance. Of course by manual flexing of the side flaps 19 and 20 inwardly, the closure C may be shut, the lid 15 being forced downwardly, and the flaps 19 and 2() folded against the inside surfaces of the walls 11 and 12, and engaged in friction relation therewith, t0 hold the lid 15 in le-A sired closed, or partly closed relation, and the same remain closed' until it is manually opened, thus providing a very effective seal for the box A. In lieu of this closure arrangerial, preferably textile, such as annel, velvet,

cotton, or any other approved material which may be securely affixed to the inner surfaces of the walls .10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, and the interior surfaces of the lid 15 and flaps 19 and 20. This material has been shown as a part of the interior surfaces of the walls of the carton, in the various gures of the drawings, and it is to be understood that the same is soft and revents the marring of the shoes as they are s id into or from the compartment of the box, and the life of the box is materially lengthened incident to the provision thereof.

Referring to the partition means D, the same preferably comprises a single plane substantially rectangular shaped wall which in length may be equivalent to the length of the compartment 18 of the carton, althou h the length thereof may be less than the ength of the compartment 18,' in order to allow for the inward closing of the fiaps 19 and 20 of the closure C, although the forward corners of the partition may be notched to accommodate said flaps 19 and 20 of the closure C. The partition D is novel inthis respect that it is preferably rigid, being made of cardboard which flexes only under considerable pressure, and is dilferentlin this respect from the conventional tissue paper used to wrap the shoes to separate the same.

A further novel feature of the partition D, is its relation with respect to the compartment 18, being of greater width than the width of the compartment 18, in order that when the shoes are in place within the compartment, with `the walls E therebetween, the partition D will be diagonally disposed at an inclined plane withinthe compartment 18, with the upper edge thereof spaced slightly below the adjacent top corner of the box,

'preferably one half an inch, and likewise the b lower edge of the partition D is disposed upwardly in spaced relation above the diagonally opposed lower corner of the carton, preferably one half of an inch, and substantially as is illustrated in the relation of parts shown in Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings. This arrangement of the partition D in the compartment of the body B permits of the easy insertion and extraction of shoes, without the necessity of removing the partition D, and it also insures of the proper cooperation of the partition in the carton, to allow for the folding of the uppers of the shoes, and to permit of the relative adjustment of the shoes at opposite sides of the partition D, and the shoes are permitted to be placed so that the same are alanced in the relation intended.

The partition D at both sides thereof is preferably surfaced with the soft material above mentioned as lining the inner surfaces of the carton, and the same is preferably flannel, velvet, or analogousmaterial which will prevent the marring ofthe shoes and which provides an effective separation therefor to prevent the shoes from marring each other.

From the foregoing description of this invention it is apparent that a novel type of carton for shoes has been provided, em odying a novel carton body and partition arrangement which Will admit of the facile handling of shoes in contradistinction to the cumbersome tissue wrapping of shoes to separate the same in the present open top type of shoe boxes which have to be individually removed from the shelves, and do not provide permanent fixtures.

Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the same or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a shoe carton the combination of a substantially rectangular shaped box body having an opening in one end, a movable closure for said opening, and a partition of ,substantially the same length as the box and adapjted to extend from one side corner of the ox toward the diagonally opposed corner of the box to subdivide the compartment of the box into a pair of shoe receiving chambers of substantially triangular shaped cross sections.

2. As an article of manufacture a shoe car- 110 ton comprising an elongated substantially rectangular shaped carton bod having an opening in one end, a closure or the opening, and a diagonally inclined partition wall of inherentplane formation of greater width 115 than the width of the compartment of said box and of substantially the same len th as said compartment to assume a diagonally inclined position in the compartment of the ox when inserted therein with one side edge 12o thereof disposed adjacent an upper corner of' the compartment and the opposite edge of the partition being disposed adjacent the diagonally opposite corner to divide said box into a pair of shoe receiving chambers which 125 in cross section diminish in width from opposite sides of'the'box.

3. In a shoe carton, a rectangular box having an open end, a closure for said end, and a dividing wall adapted to be wedged. be- 130 tween two opposing sides of thebox to extend from a point adjacent one longitudinal corner of the box to a point adjacent the diagonally opposite corner of the box, to form an individual compartment for each shoe of a pair of shoes and to permit the removal or .replacement of the shoes Without disturbing the box orthe dividing wall.

4. In a shoe carton; a rectangular box having an open end, a' closure for said end, and a dividing wall vadapted to be wedged between two. opposing ,sides of the box to cxtend from a point adjacent one longitudinal corner of the box to a point adjacent the diagonally opposite corner of the box, to form an individual compartment for each shoe of a pair of shoes and to permit the removal or replacement of the shoes without disturbing the box or the dividing wall, the inner surface-sof the walls of the box and the inner face of the closure and the side faces of the dividing wall, all being lined with a soft material for the protection of the shoes.

CLARENCE N. CAHILL. 

